Denmark vs Portugal: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female
Denmark
175,733 number
in 2018
Portugal
190,586 number
in 2018
Denmark rank
62nd
Portugal rank
59th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time
- Denmark
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 190,586 number against 175,733 number in Denmark, a difference of 14,853 number.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 62nd and Portugal ranks 59th of 187 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44,345 number | 32,438 number | 11,907 number | Denmark |
| 1980s | 54,927 number | 52,802 number | 2,125 number | Denmark |
| 1990s | 89,328 number | 157,772 number | 68,443 number | Portugal |
| 2000s | 123,988 number | 212,023 number | 88,035 number | Portugal |
| 2010s | 165,967 number | 194,802 number | 28,835 number | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female, Denmark or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 190,586 number against 175,733 number in Denmark as of 2018.
- What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between Denmark and Portugal?
- 14,853 number, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Portugal?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
- How do Denmark and Portugal rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
- Denmark ranks 62nd and Portugal ranks 59th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total number of female students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.